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LAKEWOOD — A bevy of beautiful gowns hanging on racks and walls in the community room of the Belmar Library gave young shoppers many selections to consider during the annual Prom Swap on Friday afternoon.

Teens and their moms gazed at a variety of styles and colors from full-length turquoise gowns with draped bodices to short purple dresses adorned with sparkly beads. Tuxedos for guys also were among the offerings.

Friends greeted each other while checking out dresses and tuxes and trying them on for size.

More than 150 actors were polishing their performances at Waterstone Community Church last weekend as they prepared for the opening of “It’s All Greek to Me,” a musical produced by Magic Moments Inc.

The show features an inclusive blend of people ages 5 to 75, some of whom are professional actors working with talented amateurs. Other performers include developmentally challenged people — a tradition of the Magic Moments theater group.

“The word has been spread that Rosa Parks was a little old tired woman. I was tired, but my feet did not come into it. … The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”

Actress Becky Stone spoke these heartfelt words in her portrayal of the civil rights icon at Arapahoe Community College on Feb. 23.

Presenting a perspective of Parks in her later years, Stone enacted the story of the woman’s refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Ala., in a time when black people deferred to white bus riders.

Gathered around a table, students listened to a passage from a book and then typed it in Braille to test their speed and accuracy during a recent academic competition at the Colorado Center for the Blind.

“It’s fun when you get the words right,” said Lexi Mink, a second-grader at Vista Peak School in Aurora. “Braille is also cool.”

For residents of South Jeffco’s Willowbrook Place, memories are fleeting, but moments are forever.

Residents of the memory care community on South Kipling Street recently enjoyed some moments with a group of students from Regis Jesuit High School, who shared their experiences with rugby and dancing and music.

Activities director Cody Kohlhagen was glad the boys could help the residents share in those experiences.

Helping fellow players is the goal of the Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation — as a recent charitable effort underscores.

The Littleton-based group raised a whopping $85,000 at a tournament dedicated to hockey player Dave Repsher of Silverthorne, who suffered critical injuries in the crash of a Flight for Life helicopter last July.